To put that in perspective, Sword and Shield have already outsold the lifetime sales for many of the series' recent entries, such as Pokémon Sun and Moon (16.17m) and Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu ...

Pokemon Sword and Shield retain some elements from Let's Go while reverting to the old style in other ways. There are no random encounters in the new games.

Sword and Shield bring the "mainline" Pokémon games onto the Nintendo Switch with a dollop of charm and a real sense of fun, as well as some much-needed gameplay optimizations. But not everything ...

Sword and Shield sold over 6 million units in their first week alone. What does the average gamer get when Nintendo adds in the best new Pokemon designs in over a decade and takes out the most ...